Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.34 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.34 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.34 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.061 units per person, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.061 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0613 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0663 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0712 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0762 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0811 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.069 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.091 units per person | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 0.095 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.099 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.114 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.107 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.111 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.116 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.12 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.125 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.126 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.131 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.148 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.151 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.154 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.192 units per person | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.162 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.166 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.17 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.144 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.176 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.185 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.19 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.195 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.217 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.34 units per person | +56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0694 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 0.0811 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1104 units per person | 0.091 units per person | 0.126 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1594 units per person | 0.131 units per person | 0.192 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2254 units per person | 0.185 units per person | 0.34 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 204 Sierra Leone 0.392 units per person compare
- 205 Mozambique 0.369 units per person compare
- 206 Liberia 0.349 units per person compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.225 units per person compare
- 209 Niger 0.213 units per person compare
- 210 Burundi 0.201 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.34 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 units per person in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.